In a fun home fixture earlier this week, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 2nd junior tennis team took to the courts against Middelburg’s Karel Theron Primary School.
The Union players dominated the court, securing victories in 11 out of the 12 matches played.
First Team match report: Unfortunately, our team struggled to adapt to this defensive approach, resulting inย numerous 50/50 ball situations. Within the first 5 minutes, Stirling was awarded aย penalty stroke due to poor defence. The girls demonstrated resilience, bouncing back with aย beautiful team goal.
The half-time score stood at an even 1-1.
Second and Third Chukka: Despite creating numerous attacking opportunities, the first team faced formidable resistance from Stirlingโs defence. Stirlingโs goalkeeper played a pivotal role in keeping the ball out of the goal box. Stirling created 3 counter-attack opportunities, scoring 2 goals during this period.
Stirling emerged victorious with a score ofย 3-1
Other Results:
The 2nd team also faced a tough match, losing narrowly with a score of 1-0.
The Under 16 A team encountered a challenging opponent, resulting in a 6-0 loss.
The Under 14A team managed to secure a draw, ending the game 3-3.
In a highly anticipated annual rugby fixture, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XV clashed with Stirling this past Saturday, 20 April, in East London.
1st XV vs Stirling: The match kicked off with Union’s 1st XV showing immense vigour and determination, eager to secure a victory. However, a costly mistake early on allowed Stirling to pounce, securing their first try of the game and putting Union on the backfoot.
Despite the setback, Union rallied and managed to convert a penalty kick, narrowing Stirling’s lead to 3-7. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ -๐๐ฃ๐-๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ก. A try by Shaakir Kazi injected a burst of energy into the Union side, bringing the score to 10-12, still in favour of Stirling.
As the first half drew to a close, Stirling capitalized on an opportunity, scoring another try just before halftime, extending their lead to 10-17.
The game continued to be a seesaw battle, with both teams fighting tooth and nail for dominance. Another try by Stirling, due to a lapse in concentration, pushed the score to 17-29. Yet, Union’s spirit remained unbroken, as evidenced by Peter Michaels’ second individual try, bringing the final score to 22-29 in favour of Stirling.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐: โข 2nd XV lost 40-3 โข u/16 lost 20-0 โข u/15 lost 62-5 โข u/14 lost 68-0 (๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ’๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ’๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด.)
Saturday, 20 April marked an early start for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey teams as they hit the road to compete against Lorraine Primary in Gqeberha. U/13 Aย won 1-0 U13 D drew 0-0 U13 B won 2-0 U/13 C won 1-0
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to junior rugby players ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ and ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ, on being included in the 2024 u/13 Karoo rugby team that will be participating in the Sub-Union Rugby Tournament (๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ) being held in Kariega as from tomorrow, Friday, 19 April.
This past Sunday, 14 April, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 5 learner ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ participated in the 2024 Nelson Mandela Bay School District Series mountain bike league.
Cyclists competed on a challenging track, aiming to complete the 7 laps as swiftly as possible. The demanding terrain tested their endurance, technical skills and mental fortitude.
Reeceโs ability to navigate the course efficiently contributed significantly to her success.
The recent South African Level 2 Regional Championships Gala held in Oudtshoorn, witnessed an outstanding display of talent and determination from the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimming contingent.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ Ben Lemke, Zoรซ Mills, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza, Alyssa Trollip and Daniel Davenport for their remarkable performances throughout the event – their achievements reflect the countless hours of training, perseverance and passion they have invested in their sport.
For ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, securing a medal in the fiercely contested 100m Fly event was a testament to his hard work and resilience. Competing against a field of 30 – 40 swimmers from across the country, Daniel demonstrated his prowess by ranking in the Top 15 for most of his races, showcasing his potential for future success.
๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ-๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฎ’๐ stellar performance saw her clinch two medals, including a gold in the 50m Freestyle event, where she also achieved a significant personal best time.
๐ญ๐ผรซ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐’ podium finishes in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke events underscored her exceptional talent and commitment to excellence. With silver medals in both events and notable improvements in her times, Zoรซ’s performance was nothing short of exemplary.
๐๐น๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝโs bronze medal in the 200 Individual Medley and silver in the 100m Butterfly as well as her strong showing across multiple events highlighted her versatility and skill in the pool.
๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒโs dominance in the pool was evident as he secured an impressive eight medals, including gold in events such as the 50m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, and 200m Individual Medley.
Congratulations to Zoรซ Mills, Ben Lemke, Alyssa Trollip, Daniel Davenport & Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza
Our senior hockey teams travel to Cradock for a hockey fixture against Cradock High School.
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น-๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ, ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ’๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ. Despite displaying excellent hockey, they couldn’t convert their opportunities into goals, ultimately falling short with a 0 – 3 loss.
Congratulations to the u/16B side, who held Cradock’s 2nd team to a hard-fought 0 – 0 draw. Additionally, the u/16A team delivered a stellar performance, securing a 2 – 1 victory against Cradock’s u/16A team.
In our matches against Cradock High School, Union’s senior rugby teams experienced a mix of results.
The u/14A side faced a tough challenge, falling to a 12 – 38 defeat. However, the u/15A side managed to secure a thrilling victory with a 14 – 10 win. Continuing the winning streak, the u/16A team dominated with a 24 – 5 triumph.
Unfortunately, the 2nd XV couldn’t secure a win, losing 0 – 24.
In the final match of the day, the 1st XV fought hard but ultimately fell short, losing 13-34. Union got off to a good start but a mistake led to Cradock scoring their first try. Not long after that Union managed to convert a penalty kick, taking the score to 3 – 7 in favour of Cradock High School. Union managed to score a try through a perfectly executed backline move and we went in the half-time break 10 – 10.ย
In the second half Union seemed to struggle and just could not make things work. We managed to convert yet another penalty but costly mistakes and poor defense led to Cradock scoring 24 unanswered points in the second half. Cradock won the match by 13 – 34.ย
